Merlin L. Bruening

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

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Merlin L. Bruening is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Merlin L. Bruening has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 64 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 55 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Merlin L. Bruening's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (73 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (42 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (34 papers). Merlin L. Bruening is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (73 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (42 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (34 papers). Merlin L. Bruening collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Ukraine. Merlin L. Bruening's co-authors include Gregory L. Baker, Jinhua Dai, Jeremy J. Harris, Andriy Yaroshchuk, M.D. Miller, Ramamoorthy Malaisamy, David M. Dotzauer, Seong Uk Hong, Lei Sun and Lu Ouyang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Merlin L. Bruening

176 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Thioaromatic monolayers on gold: a new family of self-assembling monolayers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Merlin L. Bruening United States	61	4.1k	4.1k	3.4k	2.8k	2.2k	176	11.0k
Izumi Ichinose Japan	42	2.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	866 0.3×	2.6k 1.2×	118	7.4k
Mohamed M. Chehimi France	57	1.1k 0.3×	3.2k 0.8×	4.3k 1.3×	613 0.2×	3.8k 1.7×	374	12.3k
Volker Abetz Germany	61	1.8k 0.4×	2.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	7.7k 3.5×	378	13.7k
Jiayin Yuan Germany	64	1.2k 0.3×	2.9k 0.7×	4.0k 1.2×	835 0.3×	5.7k 2.6×	292	15.8k
Bernd Tieke Germany	46	1.2k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	833 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	199	6.8k
Jinying Yuan China	55	1.6k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	953 0.3×	490 0.2×	3.3k 1.5×	191	9.6k
Rachel A. Caruso Australia	62	2.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	5.7k 1.7×	439 0.2×	10.8k 4.9×	190	17.3k
Guojun Liu Canada	58	4.7k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	355 0.1×	4.7k 2.1×	375	11.4k
André Laschewsky Germany	60	5.0k 1.2×	2.2k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	304 0.1×	3.2k 1.4×	334	13.8k
Christopher D. Easton Australia	45	528 0.1×	1.9k 0.5×	2.7k 0.8×	842 0.3×	2.4k 1.1×	148	7.2k

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Ding, Dong, Jun Wang, Andriy Yaroshchuk, & Merlin L. Bruening. (2025). Selective concentration of multivalent cations via electrodialysis through tandem membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 725. 123992–123992. 1 indexed citations

Rydberg, Magnus, Merlin L. Bruening, & Nicholas E. Manicke. (2024). Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry with On‐Paper Electrokinetic Manipulations: Part‐Per‐Trillion Detection of Per/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water and Opioids in Urine. Angewandte Chemie. 136(25). 2 indexed citations

Bruening, Merlin L., et al.. (2024). Efficient, Low-Cost, and High-Throughput Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) Removal from Protein Digests Using Weak-Anion Exchange. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 36(4). 680–687. 1 indexed citations

Siwy, Zuzanna S., Merlin L. Bruening, & Stefan Howorka. (2023). Nanopores: synergy from DNA sequencing to industrial filtration – small holes with big impact. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(6). 1983–1994. 42 indexed citations

Linnes, Jacqueline C., et al.. (2022). Quantitation of Trastuzumab and an Antibody to SARS-CoV-2 in Minutes Using Affinity Membranes in 96-Well Plates. Analytical Chemistry. 94(2). 884–891. 15 indexed citations

Liu, Weijing, et al.. (2018). Enzyme-containing spin membranes for rapid digestion and characterization of single proteins. The Analyst. 143(16). 3907–3917. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Weijing, et al.. (2018). Monoclonal Antibody Capture and Analysis Using Porous Membranes Containing Immobilized Peptide Mimotopes. Analytical Chemistry. 90(20). 12161–12167. 24 indexed citations

Liu, Weijing, et al.. (2017). Limited proteolysis in porous membrane reactors containing immobilized trypsin. The Analyst. 142(14). 2578–2586. 22 indexed citations

Zhu, Yan, et al.. (2017). Adsorption of polyelectrolyte multilayers imparts high monovalent/divalent cation selectivity to aliphatic polyamide cation-exchange membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 537. 177–185. 53 indexed citations

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Shi, Hang, Irene Xagoraraki, Kristin N. Parent, Merlin L. Bruening, & Volodymyr V. Tarabara. (2016). Elution Is a Critical Step for Recovering Human Adenovirus 40 from Tap Water and Surface Water by Cross-Flow Ultrafiltration. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(16). 4982–4993. 20 indexed citations

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Ahmadiannamini, Pejman, Merlin L. Bruening, & Volodymyr V. Tarabara. (2015). Sacrificial polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings as an approach to membrane fouling control: Disassembly and regeneration mechanisms. Journal of Membrane Science. 491. 149–158. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Weihan, et al.. (2015). Pepsin-Containing Membranes for Controlled Monoclonal Antibody Digestion Prior to Mass Spectrometry Analysis. Analytical Chemistry. 87(21). 10942–10949. 28 indexed citations

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Dotzauer, David M., et al.. (2009). Wet air oxidation with tubular ceramic membranes modified with polyelectrolyte/Pt nanoparticle films. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 91(1-2). 180–188. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Weihan & Merlin L. Bruening. (2008). Phosphopeptide enrichment on functionalized polymer microspots for MALDI-MS analysis. The Analyst. 134(3). 512–518. 30 indexed citations

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Hong, Seong Uk, Lu Ouyang, & Merlin L. Bruening. (2008). Recovery of phosphate using multilayer polyelectrolyte nanofiltration membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 327(1-2). 2–5. 85 indexed citations

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Bhattacharjee, Somnath & Merlin L. Bruening. (2008). Selective Hydrogenation of Monosubstituted Alkenes by Pd Nanoparticles Embedded in Polyelectrolyte Films. Langmuir. 24(6). 2916–2920. 52 indexed citations

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Huang, Wenxi, Gregory L. Baker, & Merlin L. Bruening. (2001). Controlled Synthesis of Cross-Linked Ultrathin Polymer Films by Using Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(8). 1510–1512. 84 indexed citations

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Bruening, Merlin L., et al.. (1997). Synthesis and Characterization of Surface-Grafted, Hyperbranched Polymer Films Containing Fluorescent, Hydrophobic, Ion-Binding, Biocompatible, and Electroactive Groups. Langmuir. 13(4). 770–778. 112 indexed citations

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Moons, Ellen, Merlin L. Bruening, L. Burstein, et al.. (1993). Molecular Approach to Surface Control of Chalcogenide Semiconductors. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 32(S3). 730–730. 2 indexed citations

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Izatt, Reed M., Ronald L. Bruening, Merlin L. Bruening, et al.. (1988). Removal and separation of metal ions from aqueous solutions using a silica-gel-bonded macrocycle system. Analytical Chemistry. 60(17). 1825–1826. 60 indexed citations

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